What is the difference between a hawk, falcon and an eagle?

Answer 1

• Falcon is taxonomically distinct but hawks and eagles are not.
ORDER FALCONIFORMES FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE: hawks, eagles and allies
ORDER FALCONIFORMES FAMILY FALCONIDAE: falcon and caracaras

So the question should be:
• What is the difference between a hawk and an eagle? Is all related to semantic: today the word "eagle" is used to describe especially large diurnal birds of prey and Hawks for small- to medium-sized predatory birds. Thus, eagles are eagles and hawks are hawks mainly because of differences in size.
• What is the difference between a falcon and a eagle or hawk?
The difference is their method of hunting. The Falcons differ from other Falconiformes in killing with their beaks instead of their feet. They have a "tooth" on the side of their beak for the purpose.

Answer 2

Eagles are generally differentiated by size. The bald eagle has a wingspread of about 6 feet, the golden eagle is larger (sorry, not familiar with eagles outside the U.S.) Most eagles are quite large and their diet can be varied (bald eagles are fishers and scavangers, goldens take small game - and sometimes the babies of larger game). Hawks (and I'm speaking specifically of Buteos) are soaring birds. They will soar and look for game on the ground. They'll hunt, depending on their size and location, snakes, lizards, mice, rabbits, quail, or birds like doves who have landed on the ground to feed. Falcons (accipters) hunt their food in the air and often take birds while in flight although they can also eat lizards and other small animals. They're very agile and fast. From a personality standpoint, hawks are much more easygoing and are not as easily frightened by the appearance of humans as falcons are (in general). Some of the small falcons react so badly to a human presence that they are very difficult to rehabilitate as they tend to stress and then die simply due to a person handling them for medical care.

Answer 3

As these are the mascots of three of the four high schools in our school district(4th=ravens), I feel qualified to answer. Hawks are superior in agility, speed, discipline, and beauty. Eagles are 6A wannabes, falcons are ,once again,second rate and ravens need no further explanation.


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Answer 4

I'm confused as to why this question is in 'trivia'. Each of the three types of birds you listed are different species. So, it is almost like you are saying "what is the difference between a lightning bug, a wasp, and a butterfly"? They are different creatures entirely.

Is this meant as a joke?

Answer 5

Seriously??

Answer 6

They are all raptors. Different size.

Answer 7

different names